Where does “Abies” come from?
Abies (Translingual) comes from Latin abiēs — the silver fir (Abies alba), the silver-fir's wood.
Abies (Translingual): genus, characterized by the erect cones and the flattened, needlelike, sessile leaves not jointed at the base, natives of north temperate regions and related to the cedars (Cedrus) and hemlocks (Tsuga)}}
Definitions
- genus, characterized by the erect cones and the flattened, needlelike, sessile leaves not jointed at the base, natives of north temperate regions and related to the cedars (Cedrus) and hemlocks (Tsuga)}}
Ancestry of “Abies”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | abiēs | the silver fir (Abies alba), the silver-fir's wood |